The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-14
CH.-A-R5TER
10Y THE
81, PAU, Alexandra, i1Hiags,
Take arthur and fgIi
Hallway Company.

Hallway eaalsaayn
UNITED STATES OF. AMERICA, D
STATE or LOUISIANA
PARISH or CABcAsIEU. )
de IT KNOWN, That on the 30th day Of
il j July IN the wear Of our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and Eighty4SBven, and Of the In
dependence Of the United States of America tho
One Hundred and Eleventh, before me, i. n,
Burke o Notary Public duly commissioned and
qualified for the Parish of CalnaHieu and State Of
Louisiana and in tn presence OF witnesses hHrBin-
na1aefl and uniarsipnea personally oaIne and
appeared WILLIAM CARY, WILLIAM j.
DANIELS, WILLIAM IL 1IARR1S, EUBEN1G
nECIIARfIlS, JR,, "A. i. AIcFARLAIN, BHsIltls
IEBEIsI, YALEItY LED0uX, SNIV Ea.I X
l. CARY, DEEINO EDEROUEN, DAVID d
ANDRUS, EDWARD i. SIIANKLIN, LUCIuS
S. CUTTING g. D. Il. SWEET, who BoVcEally de
olared that awaiting themselves Of the general
laws of this State relative to tha organization Of q
corporation, for works of public improvements,
etc. theF have formed themselves into, and do by
these presents form themselves into AMI Uonstlt-
tute a corporation with al the powers vested by
law in such corporations and do By these presents
covenant and agree and bind themselves under the
following agreement and stipulatiuBs which they
hdoptas tho charter tUlWit
ARTICLE I.
. The corporate name of said company Is hereby
declared to be the ST. PAUL, ALEXANDRIA,
JENNINGS, LAKE ARTHUR AND GULF
RAILWAY COMPANY, and its donioile shall
ARTICLE II.
This company shall enjoy succession and retain
its corporate existence for the period of ninety
ninet991yeaFs from its foundation. The President
of the company, and in his absence the Secretary,
and in the absence Of both Of these the Treasurer
is hereby designated as the officer on whom all
citations and other legal process shall be served.
The company shall have corporate seal Of such
device as the Board u Directors may determine.
ARTICLE Ill
This coFDOratinn il established with the objects
and purposes following, tO-wit: To construct,
build. and thereafter to own, maintain and use as
q railroad upon such n course and On such q route
and with such tracts rs the Board OF Directors
may deem proper and expedlent 70 run from q
point at Jennings on the Louisiana western Kali.
road the eastern part of the parish OF Caeaseur
and State Of Louisiana, in a nOrtheTly direction,
through the eastern part to north line Of the
State of Louisiana to construct, maintain and
operate such sida-tIRGks, tuEn-Outs and branch
roads in connection with said railroad as said
Board Of Directors may dX and to establish and
maintain in connection with said railroad al nee
essarv freight and passenger depOts and other &C
CessOles. r. To construct, build, and thereafter
own. maintain and use as q railroad upon suchh
course and along such route and with such tracks
as the Board OF Directors Of said company may
deem proper and sxpOdient, to run from point at
jennings on the LOuiBiRna Western Railroad in
the parish Of Caleasieu, in southenstefly direc-
ton through the parish Of CRlCasieu to Lake
Arthur thence southeast through the parish Of
VermiiOn to a point that may be fixed by said
Board of Directors on the bay OF NeE1nlhOn, and
10 locate construct, maintain and use, IN OOnneC-
ton with said railroad, ali necessary freight and
passenger depOt5 and other accessories, including
such side tracks, buTnOUts and branches as said
Board Of Directors may fix or deem proper,
ARTICLE ".
The capitaI stock of this company is hereby
fiEod at FIVE MILLION DOLLARS tsj,O0O, OO0),
TO be represented by one hundred Thousand shares
of Fifty Dollars $3.50 each, hve per cont 10 be
paid for in cash at the time OF subscription, and
the balance OF such times and on such terms as
the Board of Directors may tx. Books OF sub
sCFiptiOn shall be opened in the town Of Jen.
nings Us soon as possible after The organization
of the Board of Directors and the fixing Of the
terms Of such Subscription, and shall remain open
in the discretion Of the Board of Directors; and
soon as twenty Thousand shares are subscribed
the building Of the road may be entered upon and
all powers Of this corporation shall tbereupOn vest
''''' - INV ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers OF this company shall
be vested in a Board Of Directors composed Of
thirteen stockholders. WILLIAM CARY, VII
LIAM f. DANIELS, WILLIAM ii. HARRIS
EUGENE DECHAMPS,J R.,A d. MCFARLAIN.
VESTER L CARY. DELIN0 DER0UEN
DAVID u. AEDRUS EDWARD X. SHANK
LIN LUCIUS S. Cutting j. f SWEET
and are hereby declared 70 be the first Board Of
Directors who shall hold Otioe until their
cessors shall ho duly elected the hrst SATURDAY
i'll January Eighteen Hundred and Eigty eight
SIAM
election for the board Of directors shall ho held al
the office Of tho COMPANY i'll the town Ul Jennings.
La All directors and officers shall hold Office lvr
the term OF year from the date OF their election
and until their suCrUshUT- shall have Dtrn duly
elected and qualified Each share Of stack Nulll be-
entitled to one vote and the mai"nl@ Of TIN VOTES
cast. al all election. shall CI"rt. All Ivruuus
shall hr by ballot and - sluy khUlurI luus' Nutr
has stock eli hr' tI prr-nH Ul 10y N..Drl pIVNN-
VACANCIES occurring. ia til, EUurd in tlr lulv al,
between elections shall b. filled O2 the Board
ARTICLE VI
Thu Board of Directors shall nave bower to
make all necessary BYLAW kulvs and kogula-
tons fer the government Of tho affairs and buh
ness Of the company, and [" Chang thu SAM
winch necessary They shall annually GuCI one
Of the menbls Of Lh, Board Of Directors 10 be
President Of tAe corporation and another 10 be
NiCo-PTesidrut. Ihel shall alac annually cleo q
Secretary ani Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII
| Tn charter Inlay ir. altered and HutHled OF
! this uurpUraiiul dissolved h, vote Of thTrc-
fouIta Of til, stockholders present or represented
al meeting convened Tor that purpose, alter bhT
| tYday notice shall hHs beuu given by publication
| in weekly paper iii the parish OF CalCasieu, and
| this company may be consolidated with any other
| railway company, Ill accordance with the general
| laws of the State upon tho subject Of the oNusOH
datiOn Of railroad corporations. AT the teFinina-
ton OF this charter, or On The dissolution Of the
| corporation the affairs Of the COMPANY shall be
| HqUidated by three commissioners, who shall
| be appointed 10y the stockholders from theiI
| number. If this charter expires by limitation
said commissioners shall be appointed by ballot
at a general meeting OF stOC khOlders called 1Oi
| that purpose and advertised as above and if
dissolution takes place by vote, then said CON
missiOneFs shall b. appointed at a meeting called
| to dissolve the same above BetstUrth. Sale
commissioners shall be appointed by ballot, ant
| it shall require q majority of the st0CkhuldeTi
present and voting tU elect. The said stOokhOld
CTS Bhall establish the terms and manner Of which
said liquidation shall be made, and define til,
powers, duties and emOlUments Of said commits
si0neTs and the manner Of filling vacancies il
their number If any should occur
ARTICLE VIII
No stOokhOIdsr of this company shall ever b,
liable or responsible for tho contracts, debts O
faults of the company in any further sum THAI
the unpaid balance due to the company on tn
shares owned by him, nor shall any mere iRfOrmali
ty in organizing have the effect Of rendering tn
charter null and Of exposing gtook lnlder to an.
liability beyond the amount Of his stock.
Thus done and passed at my Office in the tow
Of Jennings, the day, month and year first ahOyt
written, in the presence Of JUsTUs MOTTO
and THOMAS C. MAIlAFFY competent Witnesse
reading in this town Of Jennings, who have here
unto signed their names, which appears and me
Notary, after reading the same.
| (Signed.) WILLIAM CARY,
WILLIAM r. DANIELS,
WM. III. HARRIS,
EUGENE pECHAlfPS, JR.
| A, d. McFARLAIE,
| DESIRE HEBERT
| VALERY .LEDOUE
/ SYLVESTER /. CARY,
DELINO DER0uEE,
DAVID %. ANDRUS
4 EDWARD r. SHABKBLE,
| fLUCIUS SCOUTING,
d. u. SWEET.
Witpesses gusTUs EoEIoS
| 7"A'"so'09 THOMAS G. ALAHAFFY.
| us. signed) EN-. BURKE
| 4 ~ N, p.
I STATE OF LOUISIANA, q
/ PARISH OF CALCAsIEU,
| ] have examined the foregoing charter Of tht
\ ~. Paul Alexandrin, Jennings Lake Arthur ami
1 Gulf Railway Company and am of opinion tia
the objects and purposes Of the corporation, AZ
specified ia said act are legal and that none Of TIL
provisions therein contained are contrary to law
Lake Charles, Aug l8tI, 1857.
! tSigned.l ,. @. GIBBS,
| Dist. Atty l4th Judicial District, La.
/ STATE OF LOUISIANA,
| PARIslI or CALcAsIEu
] hereby certify that the above and foregoing
original act Of incorporation OF the st. Paul Alex
Rndria, jennings, Lake Arthur and Gulf RaiI,va,
Company Il On record III my N0taiial Register q
Deeda, on pages 31 30 a3, 81 30 80 81 and 3g
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